Container carrier



I Jtme s, 1948. s. 'PETYAK 2,443,116

CONTAINER CARRI ER Filed NOV. 10, 1945 A'I'TO R N EY-S.

Patented June 8, 1,948

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER CARRIER Stephen Petyak, Fort Mitchell, Ky.

Application November 10, 1945, Serial No. 627,937

1 Claim. 1

My invention relates to container carriers adapted to receive a plurality of containers which are cylindrical in shape.

In the art there has been some development in bottle carriers wherein a base plate is employed for supporting the bottoms of a series of bottles arranged in parallel rows and wherein a spaced retaining plate provided with annular openings receives the tapered necks of the bottles, and is elevated to a position relative to the base by contact with the spacer plate whereby the bottles may be carried safely.

My invention relates to a carrier for cylindrical containers such as cans of food products, beer and the like, wherein the upper plate serves its function of preventing tipping of the containers by contact with the side walls only of the containers, and wherein the exact position of the plate is predetermined by means associated with a flexible ball by which the carrier may be manually lifted and carried.

It is my object in such a carrier to provide a knock down assembly which may be shipped fiat, which is inexpensive to manufacture and which will be simple in its operative functions, yet very positive in its effect of safely carrying cylindrical containers without danger of their falling off.

The foregoing objects and other objects which will be pointed out in the following description, I accomplish by that certain combination of parts of which I have illustrated a preferred embodiment.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l is a plan view of the carrier.

Figure 2 is a side elevation.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the carrier in operation.

Figure 4 is a detailed sectional view showing a modified form of support for the upper plate.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view showing the cleat form of support illustrated in Figure 4.

Referring first to Figures 1 to 3, there is provided a base member I of cardboard, or other stiff material such as fiber, Masonite, wood, plywood or the like. The area of the base should be adequate to support the bottoms of a plurality of cylindrical containers in a double row such as are indicated in dotted lines at 2. The upper retaining plate 3 has a cut-out area indicated at 4, against which the side walls of the containers bear in a plane above the centers of gravity of the containers, when the base is tipped at an angle 90 from horizontal.

It will be obvious that instead of having one large opening, a series of holes may be provided in the upper retaining plate, the diameter of the holes being such as to fit around the peripheries of the containers. Also while two rows of containers are indicated, plural rows of four may be similarly supported.

Extending through holes 5 in the base, there is a flexible bail 6 having knots Be at the open ends of the bail cord by which the ends of the bail are secured in the base. While knots in the cord are a simple expedient, it will be obvious that other means may be provided for securing the ends of the bail to the base.

The bail in the form of a continuous loop extends through apertures in the upper retaining plate providing a bail handle 8 by which the carrier may be manually transported.

In order to provide a definite spacing for the upper retaining plate above the base, I have shown in Figure 2, knots 9 in the bail cord which, when the carrier is being manually transported, elevates the retaining plate a sufficient distance above the base so that the containers have a side support above their centers of gravity which will prevent the containers from falling off at whatever angle (less than from the horizontal), the carrier may be swung in carrying it.

The knots 9 are a simple expedient. Instead of knots cleats 9a may be secured to the bail cord in predetermined position as illustrated in Figure 4. The cleats 9a are again a simple mechanical expedient. Pins extended through the cord would serve the same purpose.

The important function which must be accomplished is that the upper retaining plate must be elevated to a position above the centers of gravity of the containers when, in transporting the carrier, the base is swung at an angle to the horizontal.

Various modifications such as carriers which will transport eight, ten or twelve containers, or more, will readily occur to those skilled in the art by changes in size of the parts and the relative position of the ball with respect to the base and retaining plate.

For decorative purpose the upper plate may be made of any desirable stiff material (the same as the base), or it may be made of a transparent sheet and the surfaces of both the base and upper plate may be used for any desirable advertising display.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A carrier for a plurality of cylindrical con when the'l'oop is used as a bail liafndle, toiengageunderneath said top plate and -elevate tl-ie same a predetermined distance above said base and below the tops of the containers. 1

STEPHEN PETA K.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 446,190 Post Feb. 10, 1891 1,273,622 Kollman July 23, 1918 1,541,672 Tulay June 9, 1925 25301240 Strong L Nov. 24, 1942 2333,757 Whitaker "Nd'V-5 9, 1943 

